We take a look ahead at upcoming jazz events and festivals.
The eighth edition of the Blue Note Jazz Festival—sponsored by Sony Corporation and INGLOT Cosmetics of Poland, with the Delegation of the European Union to … Read More “Blue Note Jazz Festival Announces 2018 Schedule”
Harlem Stage is set to launch its second annual Stretch Music Festival featuring Edison Award-winning and Grammy-nominated trumpeter Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah later this month. … Read More “Harlem Stage Announces Second Annual Stretch Music Festival”
The spirit of a certain celebrated Gypsy guitarist may have reason to be drifting around New York’s Carnegie Hall on May 1, when the Django … Read More “Django Festival Allstars to Play Carnegie Hall”
On Friday, Feb. 23, and Saturday, Feb. 24, trumpeter Dave Douglas will perform at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Appel Room, in a program saluting Dizzy … Read More “Dave Douglas, Frisell, Akinmusire Pay Tribute to Dizzy”
The 2018 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, a.k.a. Jazz Fest, runs April 27 to May 6 at the Fair Grounds Race Course, and features … Read More “Shepp, Reeves, Batiste Scheduled for Jazz Fest”
On Monday, March 26, an all-star assemblage of John Abercrombie’s collaborators, friends and admirers will perform a concert in tribute to the late guitarist in … Read More “All-Star John Abercrombie Tribute in Brooklyn”
This Monday, Oct. 23, Le Poisson Rouge in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village will host an all-star Latin-jazz concert to benefit, via the Jazz Foundation of America, … Read More “Le Poisson Rouge to Host All-Star Puerto Rico Benefit”
The 13th annual Pittsfield CityJazz Festival will be held Oct. 6-15 and includes a centennial tribute to Dizzy Gillespie, as well as performances by the … Read More “Pittsfield CityJazz Festival to Celebrate Dizzy Gillespie’s 100th Birthday”
The arts and music presenter Ars Nova Workshop, in partnership with FringeArts, has announced the finalized lineup for the October Revolution of Jazz & Contemporary … Read More “October Revolution Festival to Debut in Philadelphia”
